GAME CHANGER AUDIO PLASMA Rack Manual

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Page 1 MANUAL...
Page 2: Message
PLASMA Rack is the result over 2 years of research and development, dozens of prototypes and an incalculable amount of hard work. We are all very happy with the result - the PLASMA Rack is a beast. It sounds absolutely astounding.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE....................................................TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................PLASMA TECHNOLOGY................................................FEATURES....................................................FRONT PANEL (DIAGRAM)................................................. BACK PANEL (DIAGRAM)................................................FRONT PANEL CONTROLS................................................ GAIN VOLTAGE AND BLEND..............................................EQUALIZER,VOLUME AND UTILITY BUTTONS........................................SUSTAIN, OVERSATURATE AND CLEAN GATE........................................TREMOLO....................................................BACK PANEL....................................................MIDI CONTROLS..................................................EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT..............................................DEFAULT BUTTON STATES..............................................
Page 4: Plasma Technology
Instead of using LED circuits, transistors or vacuum tubes to produce overdrive, the PLASMA RACK uses a fly-back coil transformer to express your instrument’s live signal as a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube.
Page 5: Features
Program Change Messages with 8 Preset slots. Clean Gate Mode: Assignable Expression input: Use the PLASMA Tube’s gating effect on any Any potentiometer on the PLASMA Rack can be assigned to CLEAN Signal without the added Distortion. an Expression pedal Built-in PLASMA Tremolo:...
Page 6: Front Panel (Diagram)
EQ for DRY Signal POWER turns the device ON and OFF FX LOOP LINE LEVEL amplifies FX Loop signal to LINE Level cuts PLASMA Rack’s balanced input level by -20 dB RATE GAIN VOLTAGE BLEND audjusts the controls the input...
Page 7: Back Panel (Diagram)
BACK PANEL UNBALANCED OUT LINE BALANCED IN INSTRUMENT combo XLR / Jack BALANCED OUT UNBALANCED IN GROUND LIFT (MIC / Line) ON/OFF turns the device ON and OFF MIDI THROUGH RETURN 3 RETURN 2 RETURN 1 MAINS PLUG EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT TRS 1/4”...
Page 8: Front Panel Controls
Tube will be higher. In other words - only stronger more sound variations. signals will pass through the TUBE, while weaker The PLASMA Rack will behave differently, signals (including noise, hum, sustain tails) will When BLEND is turned all the way to the depending on the amount of input GAIN: not be able to travel through the PLASMA Tube.
Page 9: Equalizer,Volume And Utility Buttons
EQUALIZER + CLEAN EQ Rack’s back panel. The PLASMA Rack features a 3 knob EQ section and a CLEAN EQ button. When the CLEAN EQ Button is switched OFF the EQ section will only apply the FX LOOP LINE LEVEL WET signal produced by the PLASMA Tube.
Page 10: Sustain, Oversaturate And Clean Gate
VOLTAGE knob so that the PLASMA Tube is barely flickering, and press the CLEAN GATE Button. SUSTAIN OVERSATURATE Playing the PLASMA Rack at lower The PLASMA Rack’s OVERSATURATE mode is VOLTAGE settings produces an inspired by a rectifier-style Octave-up circuit, but interesting, deteriorating sound, due to the PLASMA Tube’s unusual properties, the...
Page 11: Tremolo
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS TREMOLO TREMOLO DYNAMIC The PLASMA RACK features a diverse TREMOLO DYNAMIC mode is a special kind of Tremolo effect, specifically designed for the section that affects both the DRY and the WET signals. PLASMA Rack. To start off - set the BLEND Knob to the middle position and In essence - DYNAMIC Mode makes the Tremolo Depth sensitive to the turn the TREMOLO mode ON.
Page 12: Back Panel
1 Unbalanced 1/4” TS Jack input (Instrument), 1 Balanced combo XLR / Jack input (Mic/Line) When a MIDI Cable is plugged into the MIDI IN Connector the PLASMA Rack receives MIDI signals automatically, and no additional buttons or settings need &...
Page 13 BACK PANEL EFFECTS LOOPS The PLASMA RACK offers three FX Loop Send and Return connections. Each FX Loop lets you insert an external effect at a different part of the PLASMA Rack’s signal chain: FX Loop 1 will affect the DRY Signal only...
Page 14: Midi Controls
MIDI CONTROLS All parameters of the PLASMA Rack can be controlled with MIDI - via CC messages and via Program Change messages. Configuring the PLASMA Rack’s MIDI Tx(Transmit) an Rx(Receive) Channels: 1) Turn the PLASMA Rack OFF, using the front panel POWER button...
Page 15: Expression Pedal Input
The PLASMA Rack features a TRS input for any standard Foot-con- trolled Expression pedal. By default, the EXP Pedal input is assigned to control the Rate of the PLASMA Rack’s Tremolo effect, but this can be reassigned (permanently or temporarily) to any rotary potentiometer on the PLASMA Rack’s front panel -...
Page 16: Default Button States
DEFAULT BUTTON STATES By default - all buttons on the PLASMA Rack’s front panel are in Default Button States for Utility Settings the OFF state when the Rack is turned ON. However, if you The default states of the four remaining Front panel buttons can...
Page 17: Clean / Dirty Toggle And Factory Reset
2) PRESS and HOLD the following 3-button combination until it starts blinking: If so desirable - you can configure the PLASMA Rack’s BLEND knob to Mix between the WET signal produced by the PLASMA Tube and the Overdriven WET Signal from the PLASMA Tube’s Gainstage.
Page 18: Using Two Plasma Racks
USING TWO PLASMA RACKS Since PLASMA Rack is a MONO device, to achieve a true Stereo setup, you can use two PLASMA Rack Units, one for each channel. All knob and button positions can be synchronised and adjusted on both racks via MIDI CC messages.
Page 19: Tech Specs
Type Mic/Line input, RF ﬁltered, true bypass 2019 Plasma Rack - Specifications (1) - Google Docs to balanced output TECH SPECS Unbalanced output: Connector Tip-Sleeve ¼” Jack Impedance 220Ω Maximum output level +7 dBu Unbalanced input: Balanced output: Connector Tip-Sleeve ¼” Jack...
Page 20 Depth control 0 – 100%, in (posi ve range) or out (nega ve r phase between clean and distorted signals TECH SPECS TECH SPECS Tube: Xenon Discharge voltage 5.5 kV Gain and signal levels: System performance: Preamp gain range -26 to +12 dB Frequency Response 30 Hz to 20 kHz (±3 dB) Unbalanced input...
Page 21 Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to TREMOLO OFF provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is Each PLASMA Rack manufactured by GAMECHANGER AUDIO is operated in a commercial environment. TREMOLO TOGGLE...
Page 22: Midi Control Table
Ac va on of clean gate mode PAD ON BYPASS 0 - 63 = oﬀ; 64 - 127 = on Bypass PLASMA Rack CLEAN GATE 0 - 63 = oﬀ; 64 - 127 = on Ac va on of clean gate mode BYPASS 0 - 63 = oﬀ;...
Page 23: Safety Warning
• Do not open the unit -risk of electrical shock inside. • Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. THE PLASMA Rack is a HIGH-VOLTAGE electric device! • Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.